joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Davies Abraham Senior accountant CIMB Bank Malaysia <daviesa@att.net>
Reply-To: info_davies@writeme.com
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day, Business Proposer from accounts & auditing Manager CIMB Bank Malaysia.






From:::Mr.Davies Abraham
CIMB Bank Malaysia
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.
Email::info_davies@writeme. com


Good Day,I need your cooperation in this transfer reply asap please.

I am writing to seek your cooperation over this business, Please due welcome this letter.

Iam Mr .Davies Abraham the director of the accounts & auditing deptat the CIMB Bank Malaysia Branch With due respect, I have decided tocontact you on a business transaction that will be beneficial to bothof us and our family.

At the bank's last accounts/auditingevaluations, my staffs came across an old account which was beingmaintained by a foreign client who we learnt was among the deceasedpassengers of motor accident on November.. 2003, the deceased wasunable to run this account since his death. The account has remaineddormant without the knowledge of his family since it was put in a safedeposit account in the bank for future investment by the client and wehave tried to contact the details of the next of the kin but our effortis in vain so we let gathered that every body in the family died in theAccident..

Since his demise, even the members of his familyhaven't applied for claims over this fund and it has been in the safedeposit account until I discovered that it cannot be claimed since ourclient is a foreign national and we are sure that he has no next of kinhere to file claims over the money. As the director of the department,this discovery was brought to my office so as to decide what is to bedone.I decided to seek ways through which to transfer this money out ofthe bank and out of the country too to use it to help the lessprivilege and myself including whom will help me get this transfer doneinstead of allowing this funds to be divert to Govt Treasury account.

Thetotal amount in the account is Fourty million five hundred thousanddollars (USD 40,500,000.00).with my positions as the director of thebank, I am handicapped because I cannot operate foreign accounts andcannot lay bonafide claim over this money. The client was a foreignnational and you will only be asked to act as his next of kin and Iwill supply you with all the necessary information and bank data toassist you in being able to transfer this money to any bank of yourchoice where this money could be transferred into and be safe until iget their.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 50% for me,50% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will beincur by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence youare going to follow my instruction till the fund is transfer to youraccount.  Since I work in this bank that is why you should beconfident in the success of this transaction because you will beupdated with information as at when desired.

I will wish you tokeep this transaction secret and confidential as I am hoping to retirewith my share of this money at the end of transaction which will bewhen this money is safety in your account. I will then come over toyour country for sharing according to the previously agreedpercentages. You might even have to advise me on possibilities ofinvestment in your country or elsewhere of our choice.May God help youto help me to a restive retirement, I think we also have to depositsome money to charity home around you with our names once i get theirafter we conclude this transaction Amen.

Please for further information and enquirers feel free to contact me immediately for more explanation and better understanding .

Come up with the information's stated below please for easy communications:

1. Your full name: ............
2. Your contact cell phone number: .....................
3. Your age: ....................
4. Your sex: .................
5. Your occupations ..............
6. Your country and city:...............
I am waiting for your urgent response!!!

Thanks and remain blessed
Mr. Davies Abraham

Anti-fraud resources: